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SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Kory McGarr, from Wimberley, Texas, signals an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Wolf Pack" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 22, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

QINGDAO, China

QINGDAO, China (April 21, 2024) Adm. Stephen Koehler, left, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, meets with Adm. Hu Zhongming, right, commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, at the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao, China, April 21, 2024. Koehler met with Hu to discuss the increasing security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo) Share

SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, Conn.

SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, Conn. (April 18, 2024) The honor guard parade the American and Australian flags during a graduation ceremony for students in the Submarine Officer Basic Course at Submarine Base New London, April 18, 2024. The graduation marks the first U.S. Naval Submarine School graduation for Royal Australian Navy officers as part of AUKUS and their last leg of nuclear submarine training before heading out into the U.S. Naval Submarine Force. (U.S. Navy photos by John Narewski) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 15, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), April 15, 2024. Harry S. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway as part of its basic phase. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tate Cardinal) Share

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE (April 14, 2024) Mineman 2nd Class Nicholas Cajigas, from Mansfield, Connecticut, stands look out watch during sea and anchor detail aboard the independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) in Singapore. Mobile, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Liz Dunagan) Share

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (April 19, 2024) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Sean Sweetay and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Tencing Wang Po, both assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Souda Bay, practice deploying an oil boom during an oil spill prevention and response training exercise at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex, April 19, 2024. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore installation that enables and supports U.S., allied, coalition, and partner nation forces to preserve security and stability in the European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Delaney S. Jensen) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 19, 2024) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jared Paterson, left, from Cameron Park, Calif., and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Landon Jaime, from Joliet, Ill., conduct maintenance on an E2-D Hawkeye from the "Liberty Bells" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 19, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 13, 2024) Explosion Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Mobile Unit 11 fast-ropes from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a friends and family day cruise. The friends and family day cruise provides an opportunity for Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate its combat abilities and showcase daily life aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Thaddeus Berry) Share

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (April 11, 2024) Indian navy Rear Adm. Sandeep Mehta, assistant controller of carrier projects and assistant controller of warship production and acquisition, is piped aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 11, 2024, as part of a bilateral exchange of information for aircraft carrier construction and maintenance. The visit provides an opportunity to strengthen strategic partnership between the U.S. and Indian navies. The visit is part of the Department of Defense, Defense Technology and Trade Initiative between the United States and Indian Navy (IN). The U.S. Navy supports an ongoing series of interactions with the IN called the Joint Working Group for Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gladjimi Balisage) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

PHILIPPINE SEA (April 17, 2024) Sailors maintain arresting gear on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Philippine Sea, April 17, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 15, 2024) An E/A-18G Growler from the "Main Battery" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 144 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 2024. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway as part of the basic phase. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Nass) Share

PACIFIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 15, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) conduct a freshwater wash down in the north Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2024. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share